Alchemilla mollis
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Alchemilla mollis, Lady’s Mantle
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Alchemilla
Hardy perennial. Tiny greenish yellow flowers in summer. Large, pale green rounded leaves with crinkled edges. Traditional medicinal herb.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H7 (-20 and below)
• Type: Hardy Perennial
• Height: 50cm
• Spread: 50cm
Lady’s Mantle can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade
• Soil type: Loam, Chalk, Sand, Clay, Free-draining
• pH: Universal pH
• Habit: Clump
• Flowering colour: Yellow, Green
• Flowering time: Summer
• Uses: Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: No
• Container suitability: No
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: Division
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: Cut young leaves after dew has dried for use throughout summer. Harvest for drying as plant comes into flower.
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